CTO Techniques: Basic Overview and Their Application in Non-CTO Cases
Presenter
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FSCAI, Minneapolis Heart Institute® - Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FSCAI, Minneapolis Heart Institute® - Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize that performing CTO PCI requires dedicated training and experience
- Share overview of basic CTO techniques.
- Be familiar with these techniques and when they may be useful as bailout or in other non-CTO cases
Keywords: Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) and Left Main and Bifurcation